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Titolo: |
Brachytherapy : applications and techniques / / editor, Philip M. Devlin [and three others]
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Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Demos Medical, , 2016 |
©2016 | |
Edizione: | 2nd ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (573 p.) |
Disciplina: | 616.99/406424 |
Soggetto topico: | Radioisotope brachytherapy |
Altri autori: |
CohenGilad N (MSKCC.)
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Persona (resp. second.): | DevlinPhilip M. |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. A Century of Brachytherapy (From the Prostate's Perspective); Brachytherapy: The Prequel; The Radium Industry; The Era of Intracavitary Radium Therapy; The Era of Interstitial Radon; Introduction of Man-Made Radionuclides; Return of the Transperineal Approach and Introduction of Image Guidance; The Incorporation of Sonography; Afterloading, Remote Afterloading, and High Dose Rate Brachytherapy; Computer Dosimetry; Conclusion; Acknowledgments |
ReferencesChapter 2. Radiobiologic Concepts for Brachytherapy; How is Brachytherapy Different from External Beam Radiotherapy?; Is Dose Heterogeneity Good or Bad in Brachytherapy?; What is Dose Rate?; Does Dose Rate Matter?; What Are α/β Ratios and Where Do They Come From?; What is Bed and How Does It Matter?; Does Fractionation Matter?; Why Do We Use Different Radionuclides in Different Situations?; What Difference Does It Make to Prescribe at Different Depths?; What are the Four Rs and How Do We/Should We Capitalize on Them?; Repair; Repopulation; Reoxygenation; Reassortment; Vignettes | |
ReferencesChapter 3. Technical Aspects of Brachytherapy; Sources; Permanent Implants; Manual Implants; Image-Guided Prostate Implants; Temporary Implants; Low Dose Rate; High Dose Rate; Pulsed Dose Rate; Applicators; Fixed Geometry: Vaginal Cylinder; Fixed Geometry: Surface Devices; Variable Geometry: Tandem and Ovoids; Custom Applicators: Surface Applicators; Treatment Planning; Image-Based Treatment Planning; Evaluation; Dosimetric Concerns; Heterogeneity; Transit Dose; Backscatter; Current and Future Developments; Monte Carlo; Special Subjects; Electronic Brachytherapy; Robotic Assistance | |
VignetteReferences; Chapter 4. Genitourinary Brachytherapy; Patient Selection for Prostate Brachytherapy; Special Populations; Brachytherapy Boost in Intermediate- and High-Risk Disease; Toxicity; Urinary; Rectal; Impotence; Radiation Safety; Medical Events in Prostate Brachytherapy; Ultrasound-Guided Permanent Seed Implantation of the Prostate; Assessment of Prostate Volume and Geometry; Seed Selection; Treatment Planning; Procedure; Preplanning Technique; Intraoperative Technique; Image Acquisition; Implant Techniques; "Save": Sagittally Annealed Vector Evaluation; HELP Loose Seeds | |
Dosimetric ConstraintsLDR Cases; HDR Brachytherapy; Technique and Outcomes; HDR Cases; Penile Brachytherapy; References; Chapter 5. Gynecologic Brachytherapy; Evaluation of Gynecologic Cancers; Brachytherapy Modalities; Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer; Imaging; Endometrial Cancer; Adjuvant Vaginal Brachytherapy; Medically Inoperable Endometrial Cancer; Vaginal Recurrence of Endometrial Cancer; Primary Vaginal Cancer; Complications; Follow-Up Care; Physics Aspects of Gynecologic Brachytherapy; Contouring and Digitization; Cervical Cancer Treatment Planning | |
Endometrial Cancer Treatment Planning | |
Titolo autorizzato: | Brachytherapy ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-61705-261-2 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910812501903321 |
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